Electronic device

Abstract

To achieve the reduction in size of an electronic device. The electronic device serving as an element of a wireless communication system includes a module unit, a battery that supplies electric power to the module unit, and a coupling part that electrically couples the module unit and the battery. The module unit includes a sensor that detects a physical quantity, and a wireless communication unit configured to transmit the data based on an output signal from the sensor.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An electronic device serving as an element of a wireless communication system, the electronic device comprising:
 a module unit, 
 a battery that supplies electric power to the module unit, and 
 a coupling part that electrically couples the module unit and the battery, 
 wherein the module unit includes:
 a sensor that detects a physical quantity; 
 a wireless communication unit configured to transmit data based on an output signal from the sensor; and 
 a plurality of wiring boards, the sensor and the wireless communication unit being respectively disposed on surfaces of the plurality of wiring boards that face away from each other. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of wiring boards of the module unit includes a first wiring board in which the sensor is mounted, and a second wiring board in which an electronic component constituting the wireless communication unit is mounted, and
 wherein the first wiring board and the second wiring board are stacked. 
 
     
     
       3. The electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein the first wiring board and the second wiring board are electrically coupled by a first detachable connector and are mechanically coupled by the first connector and an adhesive material. 
     
     
       4. The electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein the first wiring board is arranged above the battery, and
 wherein the second wiring board is arranged above the first wiring board. 
 
     
     
       5. The electronic device according to  claim 4 , wherein an electronic component is mounted on both surfaces of the first wiring board,
 wherein the sensor is mounted on a lower surface of the first wiring board, and 
 wherein the sensor adheres to the battery. 
 
     
     
       6. The electronic device according to  claim 4 , wherein an upper surface of the battery has a first area that planarly overlaps with the first wiring board or the second wiring board and a second area that does not planarly overlap with the first wiring board and the second wiring board,
 wherein the coupling part includes a second detachable connector, and 
 wherein the second connector is arranged over the second area of the battery. 
 
     
     
       7. The electronic device according to  claim 6 , wherein the coupling part includes a first wiring that electrically couples the first wiring board and the second connector, and a second wiring that electrically couples the battery and the second connector,
 wherein the first wiring bypasses and couples the first wiring board and the second connector at a distance longer than a shortest connectable distance, and 
 wherein the second wiring bypasses and couples the battery and the second connector at a distance longer than a shortest connectable distance. 
 
     
     
       8. The electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein an upper surface of the first wiring board includes a first overlapping area that planarly overlaps with the second wiring board and a first non-overlapping area that does not planarly overlap with the second wiring board,
 wherein an upper surface of the second wiring board includes a second overlapping area that planarly overlaps with the first wiring board and a second non-overlapping area that does not planarly overlap with the first wiring board, and 
 wherein a formation direction of the first non-overlapping area with respect to the first overlapping area and a formation direction of the second non-overlapping area with respect to the second overlapping area are opposite directions. 
 
     
     
       9. The electronic device according to  claim 8 , wherein a joining portion between the module unit and the coupling part is formed in the first non-overlapping area of the first wiring board. 
     
     
       10. The electronic device according to  claim 9 , wherein the coupling part includes a wiring,
 wherein a terminal having a penetrating structure is formed in the first non-overlapping area of the first wiring board, and 
 wherein the joining portion is formed by inserting the wiring into the terminal. 
 
     
     
       11. The electronic device according to  claim 8 , wherein a communication antenna is mounted in the second non-overlapping area of the second wiring board. 
     
     
       12. The electronic device according to  claim 11 , wherein the communication antenna does not planarly overlap with the battery. 
     
     
       13. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the battery comprises a rechargeable secondary battery. 
     
     
       14. The electronic device according to  claim 13 , wherein the battery comprises a wirelessly-chargeable secondary battery, and
 wherein the electronic device further includes a wireless power-feeding antenna electrically coupled to the battery. 
 
     
     
       15. The electronic device according to  claim 14 , wherein the electronic device further includes a communication antenna electrically coupled to the wireless communication unit, and
 wherein the wireless power-feeding antenna and the communication antenna do not planarly overlap with each other. 
 
     
     
       16. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the battery comprises a primary battery. 
     
     
       17. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the module unit and the battery are planarly arranged side by side. 
     
     
       18. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic device includes a sealed case,
 wherein the case includes a volume part with a space, and 
 wherein the module unit, the battery, and the coupling part are housed in the space of the volume part. 
 
     
     
       19. The electronic device according to  claim 18 , wherein at least one of the module unit and the battery adheres to the case. 
     
     
       20. An electronic device serving as an element of a wireless communication system, the electronic device comprising:
 a module unit, 
 a battery that supplies electric power to the module unit, and 
 a coupling part that electrically couples the module unit and the battery, 
 wherein the module unit includes:
 a sensor that detects a physical quantity; and 
 a wireless communication unit configured to transmit data based on an output signal from the sensor, 
 
 wherein the module unit includes a first wiring board in which the sensor is mounted, and a second wiring board in which an electronic component constituting the wireless communication unit is mounted, and 
 wherein the first wiring board and the second wiring board are stacked.